Archive of articles - December 2005, page 9

Third mobile operator discussed

Attorney General's Office confirms authenticity of Rusko's tape

POLICE experts have confirmed the authenticity of a controversial video recording of a conversation between Pavol Rusko, the chairman of the former coalition New Citizen's Alliance (ANO) party, and a former ANO MP, Iveta Henzélyová, the Attorney General's Office confirmed on November 29.

Japan makes friends through art

WRITING Japanese script with a brush and ink is an art in itself. A few steps up from that is calligraphic painting, or Suiboku-ga, which uses the contrast between dark ink and the brightness of paper to great effect.

Skalka

NOT far from the town of Trenčín on the far bank of the Váh River stands the Benedictine monastery of Skalka. This picture shows how it looked at the beginning of the 20th century.

New law transforms military hospitals

Where are all the people?

IN THIS AGE of open-all-hours retail stores and one-click Internet purchasing we are all prey to a new disease: shopping. If you find that you spend all your leisure time buying things, or planning to buy things, you may be becoming a "shopaholic".

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Budget top of parliament's list

SMK's runner-up in Nitra gives up bid

NITRA runner-up László Szigeti of the Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK), who was expected to face incumbent Milan Belica in run-off elections for the chairmanship of the Nitra higher territorial unit (VÚC), announced he would step out of the race.

Slovak Radio, STV most trusted media in Slovakia

. SLOVAK Radio and Slovak Television (STV) remain the most trusted media outlets in Slovakia, followed by the Pravda daily, according to a poll carried out in November by Slovak Radio's media research department, the TASR news agency reported.

Making art, making music

DANIELA Pavlova loves group projects. When the Spanish-Bulgarian anthropologist embarked on a collaborative work with Dirk Bratz, she found the Swiss visual artist shared her views on artists working together. So much so that they created a project, entitled Dialogo (Dialogue): Inter(nal) Views.

SDKÚ member caught taking bribe

FNM closure in pipeline

OECD predicts further economic growth

AFTER crediting Slovakia for implementing ambitious reforms about a month ago, the exclusive club of 30 market economies now trusts the country's economy to grow further.

V4 unites against proposed cuts to EU 2007-13 budget

NEW EU members are disturbed over the prospect of heavy cuts to the European Union budget for 2007-13 that could deeply impact those post-Communist countries that joined the union last year.

Poles, Slovaks make good neighbours

"IF someone asked me to pick the most successful country in Central Europe, I would certainly say Slovakia," said Polish Ambassador to Slovakia, Zenon Kosiniak-Kamys. "You found the right solutions after the dark era of Mečiar. And not only have foreign investors discovered Slovakia but you now sit on the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member. What more could a country possibly achieve in seven years?" he asked.

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Business barriers reflect geographic borders

THE TATRA Mountains are a symbol of Slovak pride and an important part of the national psyche. When a windstorm devastated the area in November 2004, the whole country mourned. But the Tatras are not the sole property of Slovakia. A portion of them belongs to Poland, and as such, they are also a symbol of Polish pride.

Presenting Poland to Slovak eyes

THE POLISH Institute in Bratislava is probably the oldest foreign cultural institute in Slovakia. It was established in 1950, long before an independent Slovakia was created. First called New Poland, then the Polish Information and Cultural Centre, in 1994 the institute took on its current identity.